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 124 STAT. 638 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 by the Department of Health and Human Services. The National Health Care Workforce Commission shall assist the Surgeon Gen- eral in an advisory capacity. ‘‘(b) FACULTY.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Surgeon General, after considering the recommendations of the National Health Care Workforce Commission, shall obtain the services of such professors, instructors, and administrative and other employees as may be necessary to operate the Track, but utilize when possible, existing affiliated health professions training institutions. Mem- bers of the faculty and staff shall be employed under salary schedules and granted retirement and other related benefits prescribed by the Secretary so as to place the employees of the Track faculty on a comparable basis with the employees of fully accredited schools of the health professions within the United States. ‘‘(2) TITLES.—The Surgeon General may confer academic titles, as appropriate, upon the members of the faculty. ‘‘(3) NONAPPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—The limitations in section 5373 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the authority of the Surgeon General under paragraph (1) to prescribe salary schedules and other related benefits. ‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS.—The Surgeon General may negotiate agree- ments with agencies of the Federal Government to utilize on a reimbursable basis appropriate existing Federal medical resources located in the United States (or locations selected in accordance with section 271(a)(2)). Under such agreements the facilities con- cerned will retain their identities and basic missions. The Surgeon General may negotiate affiliation agreements with accredited universities and health professions training institutions in the United States. Such agreements may include provisions for pay- ments for educational services provided students participating in Department of Health and Human Services educational programs. ‘‘(d) PROGRAMS.—The Surgeon General may establish the fol- lowing educational programs for Track students: ‘‘(1) Postdoctoral, postgraduate, and technological pro- grams. ‘‘(2) A cooperative program for medical, dental, physician assistant, pharmacy, behavioral and mental health, public health, and nursing students. ‘‘(3) Other programs that the Surgeon General determines necessary in order to operate the Track in a cost-effective manner. ‘‘(e) CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION.—The Surgeon General shall establish programs in continuing medical education for mem- bers of the health professions to the end that high standards of health care may be maintained within the United States. ‘‘(f) AUTHORITY OF THE SURGEON GENERAL.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Surgeon General is authorized— ‘‘(A) to enter into contracts with, accept grants from, and make grants to any nonprofit entity for the purpose of carrying out cooperative enterprises in medical, dental, physician assistant, pharmacy, behavioral and mental health, public health, and nursing research, consultation, and education; ‘‘(B) to enter into contracts with entities under which the Surgeon General may furnish the services of such Contracts. Grants.